Guterres welcomes election of Pope Leo ‘at a time of great global challenges’
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV – born Robert Francis Prevost – is the first person from the United States to lead the Catholic Church,...
UNRWA condemns ‘storming’ of schools in East Jerusalem
According to the agency, heavily armed personnel entered the schools in Shu’fat refugee camp on Thursday while classes were in session, forcing more than...
UN rights body rules Guatemala failed displaced Mayan Peoples
The landmark decision, announced on Thursday, also considered the harm caused to succeeding generations.“Forced displacement is permanent in nature until the victims benefit from...
Port Sudan: No let-up in drone attacks as UN chief urges peace
The UN chief warned that any further escalation of the conflict could result in massive civilian casualties and worsen the already catastrophic humanitarian situation...
DPR Korea ploughing ahead with nuclear and ballistic missile programme
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council on Wednesday, Assistant Secretary-General Khaled Khiari described a troubling pattern of weapons testing and growing nuclear ambition from...
Port Sudan: Aid officials call for greater protection as drone attacks continue
The escalation is occurring as war grinds on between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who appear to...
Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza
Their paintings and drawings range from a portrait of an esteemed Palestinian poet and family members killed in conflict, to a sky blackened by...
New horror in Gaza as double strike on school shelter kills 30
The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, maintained that Israeli forces hit the school in Al Bureij, Middle Gaza, at around 6pm on Tuesday...
DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that trucks packed with cereals, beans and cooking oil reached the city of Beni in North Kivu...
The Year of Malcolm X — by Dr. Ron Daniels
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As the world marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X in 2025, Dr. Ron Daniels reflects on the powerful movement that...
UN Secretary-General urges military restraint from India, Pakistan
In a note to correspondents issued by his spokesperson on Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres called for military restraint from both countries.“The world cannot afford...
Security Council urged to stand firm as Bosnia and Herzegovina faces deepening crisis
High Representative Christian Schmidt briefed on latest developments surrounding implementation of the 1995 General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which ended...
Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’
“It appears to be a deliberate attempt to weaponize the aid and we have warned against that for a very long time. Aid should...
Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese
“Every time this happens, people lose access to health services – and sometimes, to hope,” said Dr Humphrey Karamagi, the UN World Health Organization...
Exhausted Sudanese flee into Chad as fighting escalates
Nearly 20,000 people – mainly traumatized women and children – have reached Chad in the past two weeks, according to the UN refugee agency, UNCHR.“Most...
Nearly 110,000 Afghans Returned from Pakistan in a Month; IOM Seeks Urgent Funding
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Geneva/Kabul, 6 May 2025 – Amid a sharp increase in the number of Afghan nationals returning from Pakistan – including 109,891...
More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities
The study by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that they can be responsible for a dramatic reduction in life expectancy in both rich...
‘Alarming’ slowdown in human development – could AI provide answers?
For several decades, human development indicators showed a steady, upward curve and UN researchers predicted that by 2030, a high level of development would...
Report Back From the MLK People’s Convention with Chairman Larry Hamm
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May 5, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guest Larry Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization...
World News in Brief: Deadly attacks in South Sudan and Ukraine, World Court rejects...
According to the UN relief coordination office (OCHA), the hospital in Old Fangak was struck early Saturday, killing seven civilians and injuring at least...
Sudan drone attacks raise fears for civilian safety and aid efforts
“These attacks appear to be the latest in a series of retaliatory military operations, conducted by the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed...
Guterres alarmed by Israeli plans to expand Gaza ground offensive
“This will inevitably lead to countless more civilians killed and the further destruction of Gaza,” said UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, responding to a...
‘Step back from the brink’, Guterres urges India and Pakistan
Addressing journalists outside the Security Council at UN Headquarters in New York, Mr. Guterres expressed deep concern over deteriorating relations between the two South...
FAO calls for action amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks
FMD is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and various wild species. Europe is currently facing its worst...
